ambush
　n. 伏兵 v. 埋伏
The soldiers lay in ambush, waiting for the signal to open fire.
士兵布下伏兵，等待開火的信號。
The major ambushed his troops in the woods on both sides of the road.
少校把他的部隊埋伏在馬路兩旁的樹叢中。
brag
　v. 夸大；吹牛
His always bragging about what he can do with a car.
他總是吹牛說他對車子有多在行。
cleanse
　v. 使清潔
Be sure that ou cheanse the wound before bandaging it.
在你包扎好傷口之前，確定已消毒清潔好了。
discourse
　n. 演講；論文
The professor will deliver a discourse on the poetic style of John Keats.
那位教授將發表有關濟慈的詩風的演講。
foxhole
　n. (軍)散兵坑
In World War II the general made it a point of pride to dig his own foxhole.
第二次世界大戰時，那將軍驕傲地強調自己挖散兵坑。
inflammation
　n. 發炎；炎癥
The in flammation of his knee made it difficult for him to walk.
他的膝蓋發炎使他走路困難。
lever
　n. 杠桿
The huge stone is so heavy that we cannot move it without a lever.
那塊巨石是如此重，我們如果不用杠桿就無法移動它。
notation
　n. 科學或藝術方面所使用的一套號
In arithmetic we use the Arabic noatation (1, 2, 3, and to on) or sometimes the Roman notation (I, II, III, and so on).
在算術方面我們用阿拉伯符號（1，2，3等），或有時用羅馬符號（I，II，III，等）
ransom
　n. 贖金，贖回
A large ransom was asked for the safe return of the child.
一筆龐大的贖金被要求作為小孩安全歸來的費用。
sop
　v, 浸于液體中
He sopped a piece of bread in milk; it was too crisp to eat.
他把一片面包浸于牛奶中；它太干了無法入口。
tingle
　v. 有刺痛之感
His cheek tingled from the slap she had given him.
她給他一個耳光令他的臉頰有刺痛之感。
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armament
　n. 兵力；軍勢
A large percentage of the budget is for armaments.
預算的一大部分是為國防。
brunch
　n. 早午餐
On Sunday she gets up late in the morning and has a brunch around 10:30.
星期天她起得很晚，在十點半左右吃早午餐。
coffin
　n. 棺；柩
His coffin was laid to rest in a deep grave.
他在棺柩被安放在一個深的墓穴中。
envision
　v. 預想；想象
The mother envisioned her little girl as a prima ballerina.
那母親想象的小女兒是一個芭蕾舞團的首席女星。
gangster
　n. 歹徒；匪盜
The gangster who had taken part in the robbery was arrested by the police.
那參加搶劫的盜匪被警方逮捕了。
illegible
　adj. (字跡)難讀
The ink had faded so that many words were illegible.
黑水褪色了，所以許多詞不易辯認了。
malcontent
　n. 不平者；不滿者
The rebellion was started by some malcontents who had been dissatisfied with the policy.
叛變起于一些向來對政策不滿的人。
pavilion
　n. (運動會的)休息處；天幕
We will take a rest in the pavilion until the game starts.
我們將在休息處休息一下，直到比賽開始。
shroud
　n. 幕衣；壽衣
The prisoners escaped out of the jail under the shroud of night.
囚犯在黑夜逃離監獄。
spurt
　v. 噴出；涌出
The room soon filled with the water spurting from the broken pipe.
水管破裂后房間內頓時充滿了水。
varnish
　n. 油漆
He put varnish on the table top to protect it, but somebody has scratched it.
他把桌面漆油漆以保護它，但有人在上面亂畫。
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ballad
　n. 民歌；民謠
Many old ballads are sung to new words.
許多古老的民歌代以新詞來唱。
butt
　n. 粗大之一端 v.撞；以頭或角撞
The butt of pipe stuck out from the wall where the sink had been removed.
水管粗大的一端；從水槽給移走了的那片墻突出來。
The goat butted the boy and knocked him down.
山羊用角撞那男孩，把他弄倒了。
consul
　n. 領事
You will have to call the consul before your passport is expired.
在你的護照期滿之前得打電話給領事。
enshrine
　v. 銘記
Memories of happier days were enshrined in the old man's heart.
老人心中銘記著快樂時光。
gobble
　v. 狼吞虎咽
He gobbled the ice cream to fast that he got a headache.
他快速大口的吃冰淇淋所以頭痛了。
harangue
　n. 熱烈的演說
We had to listen to a long harangue about our own shortcomings.
我們必須去聽一有關我們缺點的長篇大論。
mow
　v. 割
He spent the whole afternoon mowing the grass in the backyard.
他花整個下午的時間來割后院的草坪。
pilgrim
　n. 朝圣者
In the Middle Ages, many people used to go as pilgrims to Jerusalem and to other holy places in Europe.
中古時期許多人常到了耶路撒冷或其它歐洲宗教圣地去朝拜。
shear
　v. 修剪
The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep.
農夫從羊身上剪羊毛。
strangle
　v. 扼殺；勒死
He strangled her to death by a cord put around her neck.
他用細繩繞在她的脖子上，將她勒死。
walnut
　n. 核桃
The kernel of the walnut is eaten by itself or used in cakes or cookies.
核桃仁可以食用，或摻進蛋糕，餅干中食用。
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beaver
　n. 海貍
Beavers are noted for their skill in building dams across streams.
海貍以會在溪中筑水壩而聞名。
cavalry
　n. 騎兵
The cavalry is much superior in mobility to the infantry.
騎兵的機動性遠優于步兵。
creak
　n. 作輾軋聲
The floor creaked as he stepped on a loose board.
當他踩到一塊松板子時，地板吱吱作響。
fir
　n. 樅樹
The fir remains green all year and its needles are distributed evenly around the branch.
樅樹終年常綠，它的針狀葉均勻地長在樹枝上。
hangar
　n. 飛機庫
During the heavy storm, airplanes should be kept in the hangar.
暴風雨來臨時，飛機應被保存在飛機庫中。
kernel
　n. 中心；要點；核仁
The kernel of the argument is who discovered the islands first.
爭執的要點是誰最先發現了那群島。
Measles
　n. 麻疹
What seems to be a cold often turns out to be the beginning of measles.
看似感冒的癥狀，結果常是麻疹的開始。
puff
　n. 吹；噴
With huge puff the balloon was blown up and then suddenly burst.
猛烈的吹氣后，汽球膨脹起來，突然又破掉了。
sleet
　n. 霰
Sleet forms when rain falls through a layer of cold air.
當雨穿過一層冷空氣便成霰。
surname
　n. 姓
A woman, after marriage, usually drops her surname and takes that of her husband.
女人結婚后，經常省去原來的姓而冠上夫姓。
wig
　n. 假發
Woman often wear wigs over their real hair for beauty of fashion.
女人常為漂亮和趕流行而戴假發。
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bleach
　v. 去色；漂白
Bleached bones lay on the hot sands of the desert.
白骨躺在炎熱的沙漠中。
chariot
　n. 兩輪馬車
Chariots were used in ancient times for fighting, racing, and in processions.
古時四輪馬車常用于打仗，賽馬和行進。
crutch
　n. 拐杖
He has been crippled since he broke his leg. Now he can't walk without a pair of crutches.
他斷了腳后就跛了，現在走路一定要用拐杖。
flirt
　n. 調情；玩弄
She flirted with many men but loved only one.
她和許多男子調情，卻只愛一個。
gull
　n. 鷗
They were very pleased to see some gulls flying in the sky, full of hope that they would soon get ashore.
他們很高興能看到海歐在天空飛翔，因為這表示他們有希望要靠岸了。
kit
　n. 裝備
When I bought a new car, a kit of tools came with it.
我買了一輛新車附帶著一套工具箱。
morsel
　n. 一口，少量
The hungry children did not leave a morsel of food on their plates.
饑餓的孩子們把盤內的食物吃得精光。
prototype
　n. 原型
The strange mechanical device is the prototype of modern cars.
這奇怪的機械裝置是現代汽車的原型。
snare
　n. 陷阱
They set a snare for rabbits on the hill, but unfortunately a wild cat was caught by it.
他們在小山上設了一個陷阱抓野兔，不幸地卻抓住了只野貓。
trigger
n.扳機 v.引起；促使
When you squeeze the trigger, a round or rounds of ammunition are fired.
當你緊按扳機，一發或幾發子彈就射出了。
When the burglar tripped the wire it triggered an alarm.
當竊賊絆到鐵絲網，引起警鈴大作。
weir
　n. 堰；水壩
The weir across the river stops or controls the flow of the river above it.
河上的壩可以制止或控制上面河水的流量。